Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Rule 458 - Dismissal in Summary Cases Upon Satisfaction or Agreement(A) When a defendant is charged with a summary offense, the issuing authority may dismiss the case upon a showing that:(1) The public interest will not be adversely affected;(2) The attorney for the Commonwealth, or in cases in which no attorney for the Commonwealth is present at the summary proceeding, the affiant, consents to the dismissal;(3) satisfaction has been made to the aggrieved person or there is an agreement that satisfaction will be made to the aggrieved person; and(4) There is an agreement as to who shall pay the costs.(B) When an issuing authority dismisses a case pursuant to paragraph (A), the issuing authority shall record the dismissal on the transcript.The provisions of this Rule 458 amended January 27, 2021, effective 6/1/2021, 51 Pa.B. 684.